Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Bob mcclurgs book, the tasca ford legacy, mentions bob tasca jr. Warwick brown, at 22 years of age was the youngest driver to compete in the tasman series when this photo was taken. This car was my first memory of bryans racing career. When formula one came to australia in 1985 it set up home in adelaide. Sep 30, 2018 champion racing driver, team owner, track builder and onetime business titan bob jane has died at 88. Sep 29, 2018 bob jane was one of the alltime legends of australian motor racing, leaving an enormous legacy as a driver, team owner, patron, track owner and promoter.
Tyre retailer and former racing driver bob jane between a holden torana xu1 and ford cortina gt500. Apr 26, 2014 the jaguar mk2 was a very popular and successful racing saloon all around the world in the late 1950s and early 60s. A fourtime winner of the armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious bathurst and a fourtime australian touring car champion, jane was well known for his chain of tyre retailers, bob jane tmarts. Id met the love of my life and i was getting married in 1968 so i turned my back on. The car pictured above in a lurid oversteer slide carried bob jane to consecutive australian touring car championship titles in 1962 and 63, first with a 3. Sometimes referred to as pete geoghegan, he was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s australian motor racing scene. As a racing car driver, he won more than 300 races, including. Bjc is the registered owner of several trade marks including the word mark bob jane and the device mark depicted below both of which are registered in relation to various goods and. Intellectual property law update bob jane corp pty ltd v. Bob jane, allan moffat, ian smith, gene cook, mike dorney, norm millin longford 1965. Bob jane a former race car driver opened the first store of his tyre business bob jane tmarts in melbourne, victoria, australia, in 1965. Alec mildren, david mckays scuderia veloce and newcomer bob jane. He was a fourtime winner of the armstrong 500 which later became known as the bathurst, a fourtime australian touring car champion and was later inducted into the v8 supercar hall of fame. The jaguar mk2 was a very popular and successful racing saloon all around the world in the late 1950s and early 60s.
A fourtime winner of the armstrong 500 the race that became the prestigious bathurst and a fourtime australian touring car champion jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers bob jane tmarts. How not to be a professional racing driver jason plato. The virgin australia supercar championship is a touring car series based in australia which debuted in 1997 it was formerly known as the australian touring car championship 19601998, shell championship series 19992001, v8 supercar championship series 20022010 and international v8 supercars championship 2011june 2016. Bob jane tmarts will support a mix of youth and experience for the 2020 porsche payce carrera cup australia championship this year. Ash walsh heads to darwins hidden valley raceway this weekend as the 2016 porsche carrera cup reaches the half way point of the season. The sombre, meticulous atmosphere of an attorneygenerals department is a far cry from the hectic, noisy, bittersweet world of motor racing, but a man who has experienced both is john sawyer, the power behind the spanners in the bob jane racing stable. John francis harvey born 21 february 1938 in sydney, new south wales is a retired australian racing driver. Troy wheeler career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. In doing so it was also his first attempt at the bathurst classic behind the wheel of a holden. Robert frederick jane 18 december 1929 28 september 2018 was an australian race car driver and prominent entrepreneur.
View latest articles, news and information about what happened to bob jane, australian race car driver and entrepreneur bob jane tmarts, that died on saturday september 29th 2018at age 88. Frank gardner oam 1 october 1931 29 august 2009 was a racing driver from australia. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Had a great day today during official practice, took a while to get used the track but really enjoyed the technical side to it. Recar driver, alan grice, handily won the 1984 australian gt championship driving the ex bob jane chevrolet monza. At his 1970s peak, jane was a remarkably combative and aggressive individual, even by the. In late 1984 grice was joined by fellow touring car star dick johnson and driver engineer ron harrop, when they contested the km of sandown as part of the 1984 world endurance championship, in the monza. He won the 1971 and 1972 australian sportscar championship in a mclaren m6b and the 1983 bathurst in. Robert frederick jane 18 december 1929 28 september 2018 was an australian race car driver and prominent entrepreneur and business tycoon.
Sep 28, 2018 media in category bob jane the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. He drove janes repco v8 powered holden torana in sports sedan racing in the early 1970s, winning both the toby lee series at oran park and the marlboro series at calder park raceway in 1973. Genuine bob jane racing 1972 hq gts 350 monaro tuff touring. March 24, 2019 together with sonic motor racing services we are proud to announce our 2019 bob jane tmarts porsche michelin gt3 cup challenge australia driver. He was a fourtime winner of the armstrong 500 which later became known as the bathurst, a fourtime australian touring car champion and in 2000 was inducted into the v8 supercar hall of fame. Australian motorsport pioneers unique cars and parts. Bob jane after winning the 1972 australian touring car championship. Bob jane advised thommo that the camaro was the way to go. Former shepparton car dealer john mann became the worlds most prolific winner in a ford mustang john manns 64 mustang racer.
Mr jane was once one of australias most famous racing car drivers. Bob jane won four armstrong 500s the race that is now called the bathurst and was a four times australian touring car champion. Born in sydney, he was best known for touring car racing, winning the british saloon car championship three times, and sports car racing driver but he was also a top flight open wheeler driver. As the business expanded, bob continued his relationship with motor racing, running the australian grand prix from calder park raceway and introducing stock car racing to australia. It would be nice if i had access to race meeting reports from racing car news magazines, etc. He was a top speedcar driver for many years in the 1950s and 1960s, winning many championship races including the nsw championship for three successive years and the victorian championship twice before turning his skills to road racing where he had a long and successful career until his. Bob jane ford mustang infamous crash catalina park katoomba 7th november 1965. On to page 23, photos from the national motor racing museum, bathurst. Sawyer, john bob jane racing stable mechanic during the 1960s. He died on friday night after a long and brave battle with prostate cancer, his family confirmed on saturday. To create interesting captions for each photograph i spend much time using magazine race meeting reports to help identify drivers, event dates and results. He created a huge thunderdome and invented the auscar series, bringing nascar action to australia. Reproduction of the 1976 bathurst bond harvey torana.
Together with sonic motor racing services we are proud to announce our 2019 bob jane tmarts porsche carrera cup australia drivers. The final three cars featured are pete geoghegans australian built mustang above as in built for racing, norm beecheys holden hk monaro gts 327 with bob jane s shelby constructed mustang as the tailpiece. Super100mph this bob jane tmarts nascar race was a support category at the 1996 bathurst. Drivers include kim jane, jim richards, kevin schwantz and brad jones. The imprint jane leaves on australian motor racing is wide and deep. From 1981, that business was conducted by the applicant bjc. All of these machines are covered in an article i wrote about the 1969 australian touring car championship won by geoghegan.
Qld news bob jane was a driving force in the sport of motor racing. Click on the site to see bob jane s career results at that track glossary. Established in 1999, the supercars hall of fame recognises the wonderful contribution to australian touring car and supercar racing by a range of its top stars from more than half a century of tintop racing in this country. But when a french formula one driver, makes his way up the ladder, ricky bobbys talent and devotion are put to the test. Driver lance carwardine the chassis of this vehicle was commisioned by bob jane and built by bob britten of renmax fame. Read how the team at wall racing brought bob s beast back to life in motorsport legends magazine, in newsagents now or. The retirement of bib stillwell at the end of the 1965 season marked a new era of teams replacing individual competitors. Following his win in the 1961 armstrong 500 at phillip island with co driver harry firth, jane won the great race again in 1962, 1963 and 1964.
Australian racing legend bob jane has died of prostate cancer at the age of 88. Most recently, harri jones was the form pro driver of the series, claiming the 2019 series title with consistentcy and performance across the seasons six rounds. He is also one of australias most famous racing car drivers and a fourtime winner of the armstrong 500, which became the bathurst. Genuine bob jane racing 1972 hq gts 350 monaro improved. Bitter family feud tore apart race champs final years. Series info porsche michelin sprint challenge australia. Sacked by bob jane, i wrote directly to jacque passini, the head of all motor sport for ford. Mr jane was once one of australias most famous racing car drivers, winning more than 300 times in his career. Genuine bob jane racing 1972 hq gts 350 monaro the late bob jane was an australian business and motorsport legend. In his heyday, bob jane was one of australias most famous racingcar drivers. Bob jane spent the money on the repco brabham, it was a superb car. It was crafted to cams improved production specs for tyre tycoon and race driver bob jane by the legendary john sheppard and pat purcell. While many of his rivals, including allan moffat, peter brock and colin bond, elected to drive the 500mile race solo, jane paired up with his regular bob jane racing driver john harvey.
By the early 1960s, it seemed bob left everybody in his dust as he sped his way to the top of australian sedan racing. Australian racing legend bob jane has died aged 88 after losing his battle with prostate cancer, with his family confirming he passed. Oct 01, 2018 racing driver bob jane pictured in 1978. John mann is a largerthanlife character, a hardasnails tintop dynamo whose career was only ended by illness four years ago at the age of 70. Like most of the ford top brass at the time, passino was a dyedinthewool car guy, but not necessarily a motor racing enthusiast. This bob jane tmarts nascar race was a support category at the 1996 bathurst. After establishing his bob jane autoland business in partnership with his brother bill, he turned his eye towards racing cars. He began an involvement with bob janes racing team in the late 1960s and moved to melbourne. Drivers pro pro am porsche payce carrera cup australia. Mr jane had a glittering career as a champion race car driver but was best known as the founder of one of the countrys most iconic brands, tyre chain bob jane tmarts. This car was bryans biggest undertaking but he suffered much bad luck with it and he did not really have enough funds to run the car. When the news broke on saturday that aussie racing legend and tyre magnate bob jane had passed away, it was his children with second wife laree, courtney, charlotte and robert, who released a. Starting with a handful of outings in touring cars in 1956, he soon eyed faster racers, stepping bravely and probably prematurely into an exstirling moss maserati 300s two years later. I car, have traditionally formed the pro class in sprint challenge.
Bob jane australian racing driver age, birthday, bio. One name was absent from race champ bob jane childrens tribute to their late dad, due to an ugly. After some minor tweaks to setup overnight love made a good. He won numerous speedway titles in the 50s and 60s, before switching to road racing where he successfully campaigned brabhams in the australian drivers championship. It finished second on its circuit racing debut at mallala. He won the australian touring car championship in 1962, 1963, 1971 and 1972. Bob jane was a driving force that kept sport motoring along. The late bob jane was an australian business and motorsport legend. The ten greatest jaguar race cars ever built motorsport retro. Sep 29, 2018 the miracle of bob jane is he lived so long. Im really not performance nut, he told hot rod magazine in a rare interview. Tyre mogul bob jane with his famous winning jaguar. Starting with a handful of outings in touring cars in 1956, he soon eyed faster racers, stepping bravely and probably prematurely into.
By mark fogarty jane, 88, died on friday night after a typically belligerent fight against a variety of health issues over a long period that would have claimed less pugnacious people a lot. Ash walsh motorsport australia ash walsh motorsport australia. Long time ssa racer bullet bob reed passed on, leaving behind an incomparable legacy of getting his hemi 4 spd barracuda down the track, setting multiple records, and being an all around easy to talk to good guy. Bob jane australian race car driver and entrepreneur bob. Im proud to once again have the opportunity to be running the bob jane tmarts gt3 cup challenge. Apr 16, 2015 v8 supercar driver david wall fires up the ex bob jane holden monaro gts 350. According to sawyer, it won a total of 70 races and set new lap records at every circuit it competed on. Sep 29, 2018 mr jane had a glittering career as a champion race car driver but was best known as the founder of one of the countrys most iconic brands, tyre chain bob jane tmarts. His style was to run at things fullsteam and never believe he could ever be wrong. Harvey won the 1971 and 72 australian sports car championships driving the mighty mclaren m6b. Bob jane retired from racing in 1986, although his many contributions to motor sport would continue. Built to replace janes prior camaros and to take on alan moffatts mustang it first saw the track in late 1972. Australian touring car championship race number 6 of 7 sunday, july 26, 1970 at lakeside international raceway, brisbane, queensland 50 laps on a 2.
Number one nascar driver ricky bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, cal naughton, jr. Bob jane was a wellknown racing car driver who established a successful tyre retailing business. Bob jane s legendary jaguar mk 2, twice winner of the australian touring car championship in 196263, ranks as one of the alltime greats of aussie touring car racing. Mr jane had a glittering career as a champion race car driver but was best known as the founder of one of the countrys most iconic brands, tyre. The infants friend bob jane tmarts porsche gt3 driver believes that this round will be a critical point in his 2016 campaign as he currently sits in fourth place some 180 points off series leader matt campbell. Sep 29, 2018 australian motor racing legend and prominent businessman bob jane has died aged 88.
The first franchised bob jane tmarts store opened in artarmon nsw in 1972, complete with the iconic bob jane tmarts branding. Australian motorsport living legend and the man who drove an equally legendary 1969 chevrolet camaro zl1 to victory in the 1971 and 72 australian touring car championships. From 1980 to 1984 he attracted some of the best formula 1 drivers to the australian grand prix held at calder park raceway the thunderdome, this event being a precursor to the australian formula 1 world championship grand prix held in adelaide in 1985. Simon popplewell and myles johnson have been busy working their way through the many, many photos that are in bob janes photo collection, and scanning each one for posterity. He was a fourtime winner of the armstrong 500 which later became the bathurst, a fourtime australian touring car champion and in 2000 was inducted into the v8 supercar hall of fame. Dec 01, 2017 sacked by bob jane, i wrote directly to jacque passini, the head of all motor sport for ford. Ian pete geoghegan, 26 april 1940 15 november 2003 was an australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. The ten greatest jaguar race cars ever built motorsport. From 1980 to 1984 he attracted some of the best formula 1 drivers to the australian grand prix held at calder park raceway the thunderdome, this event being a precursor to the australian formula 1 world championship grand prix held in. Bob jane, jaguar with norm beechey in the 48 series holden at calder, vic. The jane brabham, a replacement chassis for the bob jane racing stable is based on a genuine bt23 and this car was originally fitted with a repco v8 engine. As one of the regions best sports car series, porsche payce carrera cup australia is set for a bumper season in 2019. However, exracerturnedentrepreneur bob jane wanted a race in melbourne. We were really close we have done everything together for.
A fourtime winner of the armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious bathurst and a fourtime australian touring car champion, jane was well known for his chain of tyre retailers, bob. Historic touring cars appendix j race amaroo park 1980s or 1990s. Together with sonic motor racing services we are proud to announce our 2019 bob jane tmarts porsche. Robert frederick bob jane is an australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. He drove janes repco v8 powered holden torana in sports sedan racing, winning both the toby lee series at oran park and the marlboro series at calder park raceway in 1973. Motiv8 training bob jane tmarts official bob jane tmarts official dpe kart superstore corsa apparel the butchers boulevard jt motorsport. Bob jane was once one of australias most famous racing car drivers. Bob jane ford mustang infamous crash catalina park.